"Crimes against peace" and international law / Kirsten Sellars.
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TextLanguage: English Series: Cambridge studies in international and comparative lawPublication details: UK : CUP, 2013.Description: xv, 316 pages ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781107028845
- 341.62 23 SEC 2013
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| 341.6 DIW 2011 War, aggression, and self-defence / | 341.6 GRH 2012 Hugo Grotius on the law of war and peace / | 341.6 MAM 2012 Morality, jus post bellum, and international law / | 341.62 SEC 2013 "Crimes against peace" and international law / | 341.63 HAC 2012 Cyber warfare and the laws of war / | 341.63 ICR 1989 Rules of nternational humanitarian law and other rules relating to the conduct of hostilities : | 341.63 MUH 1987 Handbook on the law of war for armed forces / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-305) and index.
Machine generated contents note: 1. The emergence of the concept of aggression; 2. The quest for control; 3. The creation of a crime; 4. Innovation and orthodoxy at Nuremberg; 5. The Allies and an ad hoc charge; 6. The elimination of militarism; 7. Questions of self-defence; 8. Divisions on the bench at Tokyo; 9. The uncertain legacy of crimes against peace; Postscript.
"In 1946, the judges at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg declared 'crimes against peace' - the planning, initiation or waging of aggressive wars - to be 'the supreme international crime'. At the time, the prosecuting powers heralded the charge as being a legal milestone, but it later proved to be an anomaly arising from the unique circumstances of the post-war period. This study traces the idea of criminalising aggression, from its origins after the First World War, through its high-water mark at the post-war tribunals at Nuremberg and Tokyo, to its abandonment during the Cold War. Today, a similar charge - the 'crime of aggression' - is being mooted at the International Criminal Court, so the ideas and debates that shaped the original charge of 'crimes against peace' assume new significance and offer valuable insights to lawyers, policy-makers and scholars engaged in international law and international relations"--
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